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Sunday, November 12, 2006

Putting politics aside
Speeches and prayers offered messages of gratitude to both the veterans of today and veterans of tomorrow at a Veterans Day ceremony held in Soldotna on Saturday.

Help wanted at Soldotna City Hall
The marquee in front of Soldotna City Hall isn’t displaying a “Help Wanted” message just yet, but the search is on for an assistant city manager, a finance director and someone to staff the front desk.

Armed assailant robs gas station
The owners of a gas station and convenience store between Soldotna and Kasilof had their illusions of friendly, small-town business ownership shattered by an armed robber Saturday morning.

Catch the drift? Board ponders river pollution
A proposal to list the lower Kenai River as “impaired” under the federal Clean Water Act has stained the river’s reputation as a natural getaway and stirred debate over what changes are needed to allow the river to recover from years of heavy use.

Threat serves as wake-up call for community
Credible or not, this week’s bomb threat that targeted one of the three industrial plants in North Kenai  Agrium, Tesoro and ConocoPhillips  serves as a reminder that we’re far from removed from possible terroristic acts in our community.

Weddings
Cheryl Anne Medlin of Wilmington, N.C., and Benjamin David Haring of Richmond, Va., announce their plans to be married Monday, Dec. 18, 2006, at the Wyndham Sugar Bay Resort and Spa in St. Thomas, Virgin Islands.

Signs of the Time
The thermometer in the car says 15 degrees, but a light breeze and a weak afternoon sun are making it feel much colder.

What’s new, and what’s not
A well-known diaper company is advertising a new product called “wet sensation” that is engineered to allow the child wearing it to feel when it is wet so the little tyke will be persuaded to take it off, and thus be toilet trained (would that it were so easy). The same company has just spent the past generation marketing a diaper that can hold a quart of water and still feel dry against “tender skin.” Am I the only one who sees the irony in this? (That’s literary talk for “duh?”)

Soldotna finishes tied for 7th at state
After being swept in the opening round of the Class 4A state volleyball tournament on Thursday, Soldotna was just hoping to capture a victory over West Valley on Friday to have a chance at fourth place.

Sports Brief
Host Chugiak won the Bob Bailey Invitational on Friday and Saturday, edging South High of Anchorage 169-166.5. The top peninsula finisher was Skyview in 12th place, while Homer was 14th and Soldotna was 20th.

Kenai, SoHi swept on road
The Dimond hockey team defeated Kenai Central 5-2 on Friday in nonconference action at Ben Boeke in Anchorage.